Lily works as a main cook in a famous restaurant. It was her mom who guided her into the world of cooking.When she was a little girl, Lily spent a lot of time with Mom in the kitchen.She remembered that she would always sit there____1____watch Mom cooking. She was curious about____2____Mom was busy with. When she was older,she____3____to do easy tasks like beating eggs. Later on, while Mom was making dumplings, Lily would help cut vegetables____4____a small knife. She also learned how to makedumplings of____5____shapes. To a girl of her age, cooking was real magic.
As Lily grew up, she learned more about food and tried cooking____6____dishes than before. After finishing college, she decided ____7____in a restaurant. With wild imagination, she came up with many new ideas and started to create____8____own dishes. So far, she____9____many dishes with special tastes. All these dishes are popular with customers.
Today, the kitchen is still a place for Lily and Mom to have ____10____fun together.Every time before a family dinner party, they will cooperate to plan a menu. Cooking has kept their mother-daughter relationship strong.